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'''Telerin''' was a word used to refer to the tongues of any Elf-people that are of [[Lindar]] origin but is best reserved for the language of the Teleri that came to [[Valinor]], the [[Falmari]]<ref>{{PE|18}}, p.77</ref>; it is a tongue related to both [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]].

It is also called '''''Lindalambe''''' or '''''Lindárin'''''.

==History==
The language of the Falmari descended from [[Common Telerin]], an ancient dialect of the [[Common Eldarin]] spoken during the [[Great March]]. From the viewpoint of the speakers of [[Quenya]] (who considered their language the main direct descendant of Common Eldarin), they considered Telerin (a direct descendant of Common Telerin) a "dialect of Quenya". Telerin was therefore considered a closely related language still largely intelligible.<ref>{{PM|Quendi}}</ref>

However, the phonology of the two languages differed much, with Telerin often being more conservative than [[Quenya]]. In [[Aman]] the speakers of Telerin outnumbered the speakers of [[Quenya]], much as the [[Teleri]] outnumbered the [[Vanyar]] and [[Noldor]].

The coexistence with the Teleri made the Noldor want to differientate themselves from the [[Vanyarin|speech of the Vanyar]]. For example the Vanyar pronounced /f/ very soft, almost like /hw/, but the Noldor resisted this change through influence from the Teleri.<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}</ref>

Also, the Teleri prized silver above gold, and their skill as silversmiths was esteemed even by the Noldor who seemed to prefer the Telerin word ''[[telpe]]'' ("silver") intead the Quenya form ''[[tyelpë]]''.<ref>{{UT|6e}}, p. 266</ref>

[[Finarfin]] is said to have learned Telerin. He also gave his sons Telerin-influenced Quenya names.

==Grammar==
A notable difference from Quenya was that the possessive endings were suffixed to a word of something possessed, not possessing. For example "[[Olwe]]'s house" is ''[[cava]]ria Olue'' (lit. "house-his Olue").<ref>{{WJ|B}}, p. 369</ref>

==Other versions==
''Telerin'' is a name of a language appearing in ''[[The Etymologies]]'', where about 25 words of that language are given.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> This version of Telerin was more related to [[Ilkorin]] than to [[Qenya]] or [[Kornoldorin]].{{fact}}

==See also==
*[[:Category:Telerin words|Category: Telerin words]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/telerin.htm Telerin - ''the language of the Sea-elves''] at [[Ardalambion]]
*[http://www.sindanoorie.net/art/Telerin000.html Enquiry into the Telerin language]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20170614132222/http://midgardsmal.com/on-telerin/ On Telerin] (on Web Archive) by [[David Salo]]
*[http://glaemscrafu.jrrvf.com/english/telerin.html Texts and sound samples] at [[Glǽmscrafu]]
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 ==History==
-The language of the Falmari descended from [[Common Telerin]], an ancient dialect of the [[Common Eldarin]] spoken during the [[Great March]]. From the viewpoint of the speakers of [[Quenya]] (who considered their language the main direct descendant of Common Eldarin), they considered Telerin (a direct descendant of Common Telerin) a "dialect of Quenya". Telerin was therefore considered a closely related language still largely intelligible.<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}</ref>
+The language of the Falmari descended from [[Common Telerin]], an ancient dialect of the [[Common Eldarin]] spoken during the [[Great March]]. From the viewpoint of the speakers of [[Quenya]] (who considered their language the main direct descendant of Common Eldarin), they considered Telerin (a direct descendant of Common Telerin) a "dialect of Quenya". Telerin was therefore considered a closely related language still largely intelligible.<ref>{{PM|Quendi}}</ref>
 However, the phonology of the two languages differed much, with Telerin often being more conservative than [[Quenya]]. In [[Aman]] the speakers of Telerin outnumbered the speakers of [[Quenya]], much as the [[Teleri]] outnumbered the [[Vanyar]] and [[Noldor]].